News: Union Minister for Rural Development launched Mission Samriddh Gaon, with pilot projects in 2 blocks of Madhya Pradesh.

About

• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD).
• Pilot: Budni (Sehore) + Khategaon (Dewas), Madhya Pradesh.
• Aim: Build self-reliant + poverty-free + economically vibrant villages → sustainable livelihoods + basic amenities → reduce distress migration.
• Approach: Family-level saturation + bottom-up planning → household → Gram Panchayat → block plans.
• Convergence: Agriculture + health + education + skilling + infrastructure + rural development schemes.

Key Features

• Integrated Farming System (IFS): Crops + horticulture + livestock + fisheries + poultry + beekeeping → diversified income.
• Women farmers: Lakhpati Didi model + advisory + microcredit + enterprise opportunities.
• Infrastructure: Warehouses + cold chains + village-level processing → reduce post-harvest losses + increase local value addition.
• Social protection: Targeted welfare delivery → universal access to eligible schemes.